Tuff Country 16985 - GM 00-06 K2500 HD 4wd 6 kit - Manual (Page 7)

21. Working on the driver side, move back to the nuts hold-
ing the upper control arm ball joint and the lower control
arm ball joint to the steering knuckle and remove com-
pletely. Save the hardware for later re-installation. Carefully
remove the hub assembly and the steering knuckle from
the location and set aside for later re-installation. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
22. Working on the driver side hub assembly, remove the
(4) bolts that connect the hub assembly to the steering
knuckle. Save the hardware and hub assembly for later re-
installation. Also, carefully remove the rubber “O” ring locat-
ed in the steering knuckle and save for later re-installation.
The steering knuckle can be discarded. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side knuckle.
23. Locate the new driver side steering knuckle. Using the
rubber “O” ring, carefully re-install the rubber “O” ring into
the new driver side knuckle. Using the OE hardware to
secure the new driver side steering knuckle to the hub
assembly. Special note: Make sure that the ABS line fits
in the groove of the new steering knuckle once the hub
assembly has been torqued down. Make sure to use loc-
tite and torque to 133 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side knuckle.
24. Set the new driver side and passenger side steering
knuckle and hub assembly aside for later re-installation.
25. Working on the driver side, remove the front and rear
hardware that connects the lower control arm to the OE
location. Set the hardware and the lower control arm aside
for later re-installation. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
26. Working on the driver side, remove the bolt that con-
nects the lower rear portion of the front differential to the
rear cross member. Save the hardware for later re-installa-
tion.